with every passing second the excitement is building. >> we have a team covering villanova's march to victory. from the fans to the celebration, preparations to the game itself. >> that guy on the left, the perfect person to kick off coverage. keith jones live at nrg stadium. let's see your hands, are they shaking or steady? >> they are okay for now. you know what, the nerves are high. there's a lot of energy from villanova fans i spoke with this morning. if you look behind me now you saw that, right here, hundreds if not thousands of unc fans and 90 fans have filtered into fan fest. there is a concert going on. a lot of skills competitions, a lot of shooting, and of course a lot of blue. the villanova kind and the unc kind. speaking of villanova blue, i wanted you to look at this. moments ago john clark texted me he ran into rollie massimino, meeting up with of course the 1985 team that he coached, a lot

of those players came back. this isn't the first time they have come back. as a matter of fact, attended many of the games. they are a tight knit group having pulled off that upset against georgetown. 66, 64 again. 1985. that's the way that all of villanova fans remember it. hopefully 2016 is just like that. we're going to catch up with john clark at 7:00 p.m. for our special, villanova, march to victory and have more on what it was like for rollie to have that reunion. i want to go right now back home to the mainline to bryn-mawr where nbc 10's denise nakano is at another happening place. houston is going to be rocking but i bet kelly's there on the main line is going to be busy. >> reporter: oh, my gosh, that is an understatement. it's already busy. they are opening to a capacity crowd. some standing out here since 2:00 this afternoon and if you

didn't get here early you're not going to get in. we have people waiting hoping to make it through the door. forget that the game is hours away. i met some students started scoping out a place in line since last night. the crowd started to build around 2:00 this afternoon, some seven hours benefit gametime. the line stretched around the kelly's tap room on lancaster and on to water street. we spoke to some students who were at the end of the line keeping hopes high for a villanova win, and for getting through the door. >> it's a place to be right now. it's going to be amazing. >> we wish we got here earlier. we're still waiting. >> reporter: those students did make it in and as you can see, there are other hopefuls in the rain as they slowly move toward the front of the line. some of the fans were here for the final four on saturday. and they have come back hoping to see villanova make it all the way. they are in good company, keith.

>> reporter: no question. denise in front of kelly's. there is a watch party at the pavilion. saturday night the win against oklahoma a lot of students filtered out, they filled up lancaster avenue of it they had to shut it down, shut down the blue route at exit 13 so this is huge. you can feel the energy in houston. we're going to continue to bring you the behind the scenes, join us at 7:00 for a special, villanova, march to victory out front here at the nrg stadium. we'll show you what rallies are going on and i'll be joined by john clark as we continue to show you before the national championship kicks off at 9:19. for now i'm a happy villanova fan live in houston, keith jones, "nbc 10 news." >> 7:00 maybe donning some other piece of gear. >> it's nerve-racking. >> stay calm. fun to watch. >> i'm doing my best. >> thanks, keith. don't forget to show us your

nova nation pride. share your pictures on twitter, instagram, facebook, tag us and we'll share your picture use the hash tag nova nation. if you don't have tons of nova gear like keith does, we'll make it easy for you. >> tap on the nbc 10 app. log on to nbc10.com. download and print this are sign. of course we're hoping there will be plenty to celebrate. local police, they want to make sure the partying doesn't get out of hand. ahead at 6:15 we'll tell what you is being done to keep you safe. now to the weather. tonight's team tracking rain. look at that. see it on the first alert radar. probably as you look out the window as well. let's get you updated with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> we see it out our window here. along with this rain we're in for cold? >> yeah, the cold's coming after

the rain. but the rain right now in some areas is kind of heavy especially through philadelphia and wilmington and the major interstates. so not good timing, right in the middle of the evening rush. very slow going i'm sure on 95, areas like 676, 295. this is a lot of heavy rainfall where the reds and oranges and yellows are. we're seeing that across philadelphia, morristown into burlington county moving through the philadelphia area so it will continue to slide into new jersey. but areas like wilmington continuing to see that heavier rainfall and it's only going to get heavier for will ming son. you notice the darker shades moving into northern new castle county, crossing the major interstates likes 495 and 95. this stretches down into baltimore and washington. so now we're going to really track this line of heavier shower, that's going to move into areas like symrna, dover 7:00, milford at 7:35 and atlantic city by 8:00 p.m. we still have quite a few hours

left of this rainfall moving in and again i showed you the reds and oranges that shows us the heavier rain. this line of rain is moving west to east. we'll continue to see it move through new jersey and delaware the next few hours, but areas north and west of philadelphia, pretty much drying out at this point. now this is all poart of a biggr storm system. the snow is timely starting to move out of new england. we're only going to deal with the rain from this but once the rain moves through it's going to get a lot colder. so future weather taking the rain, mostly moving into new jersey and delaware by 7:00 become. then a couple hours later most should be gone by about 8, 9:00. then colder, we have a freeze warning out for part of the area. i'll show you who can expect that coming up. no criminal charges for former eagle lasean mccoy being investigated for that bar fight that involved two off-duty philadelphia police officers. this video shows the chaos that

unfolded back in february at the recess lounge. two off-duty police officers were hurt. according to the drix attorney it started over a bottle of champagne. there were conflicting accounts of what happened. we had no sufficient evidence who initiated it, we had evidence that would conclude that people could conclude that people were being justified in trying to protect their friend. >> we believe this was enough charge there is to warrant an arrest, everybody else that was involved in the case also believed that. >> the union is looking at different legal options moving forward. the video shows that there was construction equipment on the track and work train equipment on the track immediately adjacent to the

amtrak train track. >> that's what the ntsb had to say about 30 minutes ago about the deadly train derailment. tim has an update. tim? >> reporter: theyñi wrapped up that briefing. a little more information in the final moments before that crash. take a look, the ntsb says that southbound train was traveling at 106 miles per hour at the time of the collision just under the 110 speed limit. the engineer put the train into emergency mode five seconds before. it wasn't enough to reduce the severity of the impact, the operator of the backhoe and another veteran amtrak employee were killed. the camera recorded everything. we know at that time the crew was working with an equipment lane that basically picks up the gravel from up ter the track. i'm told that this is considered

a fairly routine operation. the ntsb says something in the process didn't work as it was supposed to. >> we have secured all of the communication downloads and equipment and will be reviewing that. i have to stress that there is a lot of data and a lot of information that investigators in our laboratory in washington, d.c. will be sifting through. >> reporter: i'm told the investigation could take months. we got the names of the two killed, joe carter from wilmington, delaware and peter adamovich. we can tell you that tomorrow interviews are going to begin with all of the people who survived the crash and could give information through the ntsb. tim furlong, "nbc 10 news." next on "nbc 10 news" at 6, a new twist in the battle of control of atlantic city. >> preparing for the party, what

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this is a vitac captioning test this is a test. this is a vitac captioning test chris christie put more pressure on atlantic city as he ramped up his fight for state control of the struggling resort town.

this afternoon the governor ordered the state to file a lawsuit against atlantic city to stop it from making pay roll payment on friday. christie wants atlantic city's school district to get the money it's owed first. >> we'll prevent them from making atlantic city students and their families collateral damage to their reckless financial gain. >> every payment made to the school has only been made through the governor's office. it is the governor's office and the monitor that determines when school payments are made. >> the mayor of atlantic city responded to the lawsuit saying that monitors for the school and the state meet daily to tell his city when to make those required payments. >> reporter: live in houston, i'm keith jones. villanova alum and i want to show you villanova now, this is the fan fest. look on the stage. they did a whole segment on the villanova wildcats.

and their journey so far to this game happening in under three hours. this is fan fest, security tight here in houston, many different checkpoints we've seen so far. so it's also going to be tight at villanova university. i want to send it out to nbc 10's deanna durante. she's got the scoop on heightened security on campus. we heard about those who made the trip from villanova to houston. >> reporter: it's not just on campus, it's the surrounding areas. you can see signs up to cheer on villanova but lancaster avenue route 30 that's going to shut down tonight and state police preparing to shut down ramps from the blue route into villanova. >> reporter: win or lose they are ready for crowds. >> you can be arrested for illegal behafbier. >> reporter: residents say they are expecting a win. police will be matching from the ground and the air.

the college cameras give police in radnor a close-up view. police will be above in the helicopter and if you think you found the social media network police don't know about. >> there's an intelligent portion i can't get into. but -- >> you'lli be following. >> yes. >> they are waiting until later to begin putting up barricades for fear someone will move them. for those around the cam pause they will be watching for people. >> some in the immediate neighborhoods will be closely monitored by several different officers and agencies. >> reporter: they have resources coming in from across the street. mounted patrol units and state police from hershey, also s.w.a.t. vehicles staged for both protection in the radnor area as well as lower merion. it's not just about security but should anybody get hurt they have a mobile hospital set up to be able to treat minor injuries

so hospitals are not overwhelmed. deanna durante, "nbc 10 news." back to you, keith. >> louvre in houston, texas where the villanova wildcats set to take on the unc tar heels in about three hours. i spoke with father peter dunn. he hopes that everyone on campus respectfully celebrates. we've got you covered. you want to make sure you tune in to our special, villanova march to victory, 7:00, 7 to 8:00, right here. i'll be joined by john dark and also matt delucia covering a rally to see what fans are doing in these waning minutes. live in houston, keith jones, "nbc 10 news." >> really looking forward to the special. coach has asked everybody to celebrate responsibly. so have fun but -- >> be smart.

>> see you in about 45 minutes. well, a rainy evening commute tonight especially across major interstates, so if you are about to hit the road or know anyone who is driving they are probably stuck in this rain if they are in this area. this is heavy rain shown around cherry hill, philadelphia to west deptford, upper darby, the heavier rain across 676 and 95, up toward trenton, seeing lighter rain right now. chester is seeing heavier rain, precip rates over an inch an hour. ponding on the roadways, lower visibility with some of this heavier rain that extends into areas of new jersey around 295. also 95 and 495 there's heavier rain. now it's starting to spread and it's going to continue to spread

because we have heavier rain off to the west that's moving in this direction. if you're in delaware or other sections of south jersey like atlantic county, cape may county and you haven't seen the rain, this line is going to continue to move through so everyone will see the rain. the only area that's clearing up is the north and west of philadelphia and through the lehigh valley. this is going to continue to slide in. you can expect by 7:, milford 750, beach haven closer to 8:15. a few more hours of this, not until after 8, 9 p.m. or so. you see the line moving through. it's new jersey and delaware that can expect some of the heaviest. the coldest air is to the north but as the rain leaves temperatures are going to be dropping to freezing. here is future weather. the rain continues to move through. along the shore the last ones to

hold on. this is 10:00 tonight. the mottles are trying to throw in a brief period. temperatures on the ground would be well above freezing. then overnight, early tomorrow morning temperatures drop below freezing so in the 20s through a good portion of the area. at the same time it's going to get windy. we had 70-degree temperatures in dover. so as far as any slippery roads are concerned because of the rain tonight and the cold air coming. be careful as you're driving. temperatures through the afternoon only in the mid to low 40s. like i mentioned that's going to issue a freeze warning, new jersey and delaware. this is because of the sensitive vegetation. and into bloom you might want to cover those. for tonight. temperatures below freezing through the early morning hours, the starts starting to clear out. i think that wind is going to help to dry things out twuns

rain leaves before temperatures start dropping. be careful of slick spots on the road. thursday another round of rain and colder for the weekend. >> reporter: hey, i'm john clark live in houston. three hours until the national championship coming up next we go one on one exclusively. rollie massimino is here. that is next. this is a test.

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national championship villanova is the hottest team in the tournament but can they take down north carolina, the only time they have beaten the tar heels in the tournament, it was 1985. and take a look who arrived in to town in the last couple hours, "the godfather" of villanova basketball rollie massimino. he is there hugging and hanging with his '85 championship team. tonight, this team will try to join them. i went one-on-one with rollie about this moment, how special it is. >> i'm so proud of jay wright and being part of villanova university. it's something very special. >> this team and the way they are playing together, the way they are coached, is this team better than the '85 team you think? >> now don't put me -- that's all i have to say. is it's a different kind of

basketball. this team is more spread out, doing things without the ball. i think defensively we're very comparable. >> we see the montages outside of our locker room and everything and they did a great job. hopefully we can finish it out the way they did. >> reporter: rollie said he came here to party like it's 1985 with these cats. look at allen iverson in houston. he is going into the basketball hall of fame. a 2016 inductee. he may be pound for pound the best basketball player of all time. here he is on what philly meant to him. >> definitely want to thank philadelphia. they groomed me you know what i mean. they were with me in my development stages. so i always have luove for the

people. they made me a household name. >> reporter: congrats to a.i., phillies lead in the opener and villanova tonight going for their second national championship, they are the hottest team in the tournament. it's on against north carolina, we'll hopefully have a little bit of a result at 11:00 tonight. stay tuned for our special as well at 7:00. i'm john clark, live in a hot houston, texas, we're right back after this.

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